Dundee City Council - 11/06/2007

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL held at Dundee on 11th June, 2007.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

George REGAN

Roderick A J WALLACE

Derek J SCOTT

Helen WRIGHT

 

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Kevin KEENAN

Fraser MACPHERSON

Nigel DON

Mohammed ASIF

Ken GUILD

Bob DUNCAN

Laurie BIDWELL

Jim BARRIE

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Tom FERGUSON

Jimmy BLACK

Stewart HUNTER

Brian GORDON

David BOWES

Ken LYNN

Richard McCREADY

Andrew DAWSON

Christina ROBERTS

Joe MORROW

Will DAWSON

Donald HAY

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.

 

I MINUTES

 

The undernoted minutes were submitted and noted:-

 

1 Minute of Licensing Board dated 22nd March, 2007

2 Minute of City Council dated 16th April, 2007

3 Minute of Education Committee dated 16th April, 2007

4 Minute of Dundee Contract Services Committee dated 16th April, 2007

5 Minute of Planning and Transportation Committee dated 16th April, 2007

6 Minute of Economic Development Committee dated 16th April, 2007

7 Minute of Finance Committee dated 16th April, 2007

8 Minute of Policy and Resources Committee dated 16th April, 2007

9 Minute of Communities Committee dated 16th April, 2007

10 Minute of Leisure and Arts Committee dated 16th April, 2007

11 Minute of Environmental Services and Sustainability Committee dated 16th April, 2007

12 Minute of Housing Committee dated 16th April, 2007

13 Minute of Social Work Committee dated 16th April, 2007

14 Minute of Personnel Committee dated 16th April, 2007

15 Minute of Alexander Torrance Cathro Bequest Committee dated 16th April, 2007

16 Minute of Adjourned Licensing Board dated 19th April, 2007

17 Minute of Licensing Board Hearing dated 19th April, 2007

18 Minute of Development Quality Committee dated 23rd April, 2007

 

II DUNDEE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2007 AND 2008

 

Reference was made to Article II of the minute of meeting of the City Council of 13th February, 2006, wherein the Council fixed the undernoted Public Holidays for 2007.

 

New Year's Day Holiday

1st January, 2007

 

Spring Holiday

2nd April, 2007

 

May Holiday

7th May, 2007

 

Victoria Day

28th May, 2007

 

 

Annual Trades Holiday commencing

23rd July, 2007

 

Autumn Holiday

1st October, 2007

 

Christmas Day Holiday

25th December, 2007

 

Boxing Day Holiday

26th December, 2007

 

There was submitted a letter dated 20th December, 2006 which had been received from the Scottish Executive, Finance and Central Services Department Public Service Reform and Efficiency Group regarding the St Andrew's Bank Holiday.

 

The undernoted responses to a consultation exercise were also submitted.

 

1 Extract from the Dundee City Council Management/Trade Union Consultation Meeting 30th January, 2007.

 

2 Letter dated 2nd March, 2007 from Mr Mike Arnott, Secretary, Dundee Trades Union Council.

 

3 Fax dated 9th March, 2007 from Mr Harry Wills, Chief Executive, Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce.

 

4 E-mail dated 12th March, 2007 from Mr Charles Goodall, Chairman, Dundee and Angus Branch Federation of Small Businesses.

 

The Council reaffirmed the Public Holiday dates fixed for 2007 and fixed the Public Holidays for 2008 in accordance with the usual custom and practice as undernoted:-

 

New Year's Day Holiday

1st January, 2008

 

Spring Holiday

7th April, 2008

 

May Holiday

5th May, 2008

 

Victoria Day

26th May, 2008

 

Annual Trades Holiday, commencing

28th July, 2008

 

Autumn Holiday

6th October, 2008

 

Christmas Day Holiday

25th December, 2008

 

Boxing Day Holiday

26th December, 2008

 

III MOZART FESTIVAL

 

The Council authorised the Depute Lord Provost and a Council Officer to accept invitations to visit Wurzburg as guests of that City in connection with the Mozart Festival towards the end of June 2007.

 

 

 

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener.